Hugo schindler



(No Model.)

H. SGHINDLER.

BUST SUPPORT.

Patented Aug. 29, 1893 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGO SOHINDLER, OF MARIA-SOHEIN, AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

BUST-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,054, dated August29, 1893.

Application filed fieptember 12, 1892. Serial No. 445,684. (No model.)Patented in Germany September 3, 1891, No. 62,641.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO SCHINDLER, a subject of the Emperor ofAustriaHungary, residing at Maria-Schein, (near 'Ieplitz,) Bohemia, inthe Empire of Austria-Hungary, have -invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Breast-Supports, (for which I have obtained patent inGermany, No. 62,641, dated September 3, 1891,) of which the following isa specification.

The subject of this invention is a breast support intended for use as asubstitute for corsets and adapted to improve the shape of the femininebust by raising the breasts and counteracting their tendency to drop andsupporting them in a practically horizontal position without interferingwith the circulation of the blood or causing the liver to be crippled orother parts of the body injured as most corsets at present are liable todo; the improved breast support also afiording perfect liberty of motionto every part of the body of the wearer.

The accompanying drawings illustrate this improved breast support,Figure 1 being a front'view and Fig. 2 a back elevation thereof.

It mainly consists of two caps act of strong material, made to conformto the shape of the breasts and attached by their lower edges to abelt 1) (Figs. 1 and 2). The belt consists of two parts which on eachside of the body are united by means of buttons, hooks and eyes, orother fasteners e. In its central portion in front an elastic(preferably india rubber) piece e is inserted so that the belt can yieldto the alternate expansion and contrac tion of the waist produced bybreathing. By means of a buckle d the length of the belt may be adjustedto fit the waist. Bands f are provided on each side of the belt, theiropposite ends being connected by means of a shackle h with other widerbands is embracing the shoulders, buckles g enabling the length of theseshoulder bands to be adjusted at will. The shoulder bands 10 passbeneath the horizontal portion of the shackle h, whereby these bands areenabled to yield to any strain resulting from an irregular motion of theshoulders and accommodate any deflection of the same from their normalposition on the same level, the pressure of the bands 70 on eachshoulder remaining the same whatever its position for the time being.From shackles an attached to the shoulder straps is additional straps Llead to the breast capsa a.

When it is desired to use this form of improved breast support, thebuttons or hooks on both sides of the belt (at e) are unfastened so thatthe wearer may get in by passing her head between the shoulder straps k.The breasts are then introduced into the caps and the belt fastened onboth sides.

To protect the hips from injury from the pressure of the tapes orstrings of the skirts, I employ a special hip-protector, the sameconsisting of the vertically-arranged bands 8, which at their upper endsare secured to the belt 17, and the band I to which the lower ends ofthe bands s, are secured, said bands I) and 8, being adapted to encirclethe body of the person about the hips and waist. If desired, the band19' may have an elastic piece 8' inserted, capable of yielding to themovements produced byrespiration or otherwise.

I claim- 1. In a device of the character described, the combination witha support adapted to encompass and hold the breasts, and an adj ustablebelt secured to the lower portion of the support, of a hip-protectingdevice comprising the vertically-arrangedbands 8, secured at their upperedges to the said adjustable belt and a band b secured to the lower edgeof the band 8, said bands 12', 8, being adapted to encircle the body ofthe person prising the vertically-arranged bands 3, se

secured to the lower portion of said supports, said belt being made insections and adjustably connected together, straps f, secured at one endto the supports a,a ,buckles g, interposed in said straps to render themadjustable, a shackle h, to which the other ends of the straps f, aresecured, shoulder straps 7c, secured at one end to shackles m, andpassing through the shackle h, straps L secured to the front of thesupports and in the center thereof and to the said supports at the sidesof the latter, and being also connected with the shackles m, as and forthe purpose specified.

4. The combination with the supports a, a, adapted to support thebreasts, of a belt I), secured to the lower portion of said supports,said belt being made in sections and adjustably secured together, strapsf, secured at one end to the supports a, a, buckles g, interposed insaid straps to render them adsoaos L justable, a shackle h to which theother ends of the straps f, are secured, shoulder straps 7c secured atone end to shackles m, and pass ing through the shackle 72', straps Lsecured to the front of the supports at the center thereof and to thesaid supports at the sides of the latter, and being also connected withthe shackles m, and a hip-protecting device consisting of the bands .9,secured at the upper edge to the belt b, and an adjustable band 12'secured to the lower edges of the bands 8, said band encircling the bodyof the wearer, and an elastic piece .9 interposed in the band I), forthe purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGO SCHINDLER.

\Vitnesses:

Josnr VORHIEL, FERDINAND Emma

